EMBRYOLOGY
CHROMOSOMES AND CELL DIVISIONS
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
Which is smaller:gene or chromosome?
|
|
gene
|
|
|
chromosome
|
|
|
Either A or B
|
|
|
None of the above
|
Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -From the above explanation it is clear that the series of organisation of genetic material from largest to smallest is Genome, Chromosome, Gene, Nucleotide which is given in the option D.
Detailed explanation-2: -Thus the mccA gene encodes the peptidic chain of MccC7. To our knowledge, mccA is the smallest gene so far reported.
Detailed explanation-3: -Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a kind of nucleic acid and it is smaller than a gene. This molecule is made up of two long chemical chains called nucleotides that twist around one another in a double helix.
There is 1 question to complete.